I don't think either of those things will work. Having a drug problem is a huge issue here. If more people worked there would be more business, more business mo

I don't think either of those things will work. Having a drug problem is a huge issue here. If more people worked there would be more business, more business more opportunity. The real unemployment numbers are the issue. The reason we keep raising the retirement age is to prevent a drop out of the workforce, you can only raise it for so long before you lose the valuable workforce you need to sustain a region. Many homeless people are jobless and without income. Providing federal jobs isn't helpful because, 1.) Criminal Records. Some have these. 2.) Lost Identity. Without an identity rightful employment is hard. 3.) The government doesn't have enough work. State / Federal If we want to overcome this challenge of homelessness you need to divide the homeless into the categories of need and provide services equal to that need. Down on luck just need a home and a job. Druggies need to be locked up to get clean. But not the way we traditionally lock them up, I'm sick of our penetentrary system it sucks, but there are other ways to criminal drug use. We just need to adapt like other countries. Mentally ill just need a together home with other people who can provide vocational, mentoring and emotional guidance. It isn't simple but we lump them into HOMELESS and then we remain fucked.